Fausett Creek is a freestone river in Georgia, listed as Designated trout water by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (Georgia Sport Fishing Regulations, eRegulations edition).
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 10 guides nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Blue Ridge & the Toccoa.
Fausett Creek is a freestone river in Georgia. Our destination hub Blue Ridge & the Toccoa is 22 mi away in a straight line.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
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Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
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Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Fausett Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Fausett Creek with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Fausett Creek in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Cartecay RiverThe Toccoa River just north of (downstream of) Blue Ridge Dam, Georgia. Photo: Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cartecay River.
Georgia · about 8 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Talking Rock CreekThe Chattahoochee River at Cochran Shoals, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Photo: Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Talking Rock Creek.
Georgia · about 9 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Mountaintown CreekThe Chattooga River at Bull Pen Bridge, North Carolina headwaters. Photo: Dallas Epperson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mountaintown Creek.
Georgia · about 10 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Noontootla CreekThe lower Hiwassee River at Charleston, Tennessee (downstream of the trout tailwater). Photo: NPS National Trails Office, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Noontootla Creek.
Georgia · about 17 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Salacoa CreekThe Nantahala River and a footbridge in the Nantahala Gorge. Photo: Nader Moussa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Salacoa Creek.
Georgia · about 17 mi
Delayed HarvestRepresentative photo · not Amicalola CreekHazel Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Amicalola Creek.
Georgia · about 18 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Trout Streams Destinations by County (designated trout waters) list (Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (Georgia Sport Fishing Regulations, eRegulations edition), read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Blue Ridge, GA · 22 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Toccoa River
Nearby
Blue Ridge, GA · 24 mi
Float trips · Beginners & lessons · Toccoa River
Nearby
Cumming, GA · 29 mi
Map listing: trips not confirmed
Nearby
McCaysville, GA · 29 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Toccoa River
Nearby
Cumming, GA · 32 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Chattahoochee & Chattooga
Nearby
No shop nearby yet.
What 9 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 9 nearby guide websites
17 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
Midges (all year) · Blue-winged olive (February to March, May, October to December) · Early black stonefly (February to March, October to December) · Blue Quill (March to April) · Quill Gordon (March to April) · Black caddis (April to May) · and 11 more on the chart
Blue Ridge sits in Fannin County in the north Georgia mountains, above Blue Ridge Lake; below the lake's dam the Toccoa River flows north through McCaysville to the Tennessee line, where it becomes the Ocoee, and Noontootla Creek joins the Toccoa above the lake from the Chattahoochee National Forest.
Destination hub · 22 mi away in a straight line
What to bring on a guided float fishing trip: rain gear, polarized sunglasses, sun protection, a dry bag and your license. Most guides supply rods and flies. Estimated prices and where to buy.
Usually supplied by the guide; a 9′ 5–6 weight if you bring your own · Trout on most western float rivers
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge FAUSETT CREEK NEAR TALKING ROCK, GA. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here
No water temperature here.
At FAUSETT CREEK NEAR TALKING ROCK, GA (USGS 02381600) Provisional USGS data
USGS 02381600 · NWS FCTG1
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Above normal for Nov 5 Falling · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 6:45 PM EDT to Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST; ranging 3.65 to 46.3 ft³/s; latest 12.1 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST | 12.1 | 1.6 |
| Nov 5, 4:45 PM EST | 15.8 | 1.66 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 PM EST | 13.3 | 1.62 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 PM EST | 13.9 | 1.63 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 PM EST | 15.2 | 1.65 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 PM EST | 16.5 | 1.67 |
| Nov 5, 11:45 AM EST | 17.8 | 1.69 |
| Nov 5, 10:45 AM EST | 19.2 | 1.71 |
| Nov 5, 9:45 AM EST | 21.4 | 1.74 |
| Nov 5, 8:45 AM EST | 23.7 | 1.77 |
| Nov 5, 7:45 AM EST | 27 | 1.81 |
| Nov 5, 6:45 AM EST | 19.9 | 1.72 |
| Nov 5, 5:45 AM EST | 19.2 | 1.71 |
| Nov 5, 4:45 AM EST | 18.5 | 1.7 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 AM EST | 17.1 | 1.68 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 AM EST | 15.2 | 1.65 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 AM EST | 14.5 | 1.64 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 AM EST | 14.5 | 1.64 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 PM EST | 14.5 | 1.64 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 PM EST | 16.5 | 1.67 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 PM EST | 17.8 | 1.69 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 PM EST | 20.7 | 1.73 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 PM EST | 23.7 | 1.77 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 PM EST | 28.7 | 1.83 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 PM EST | 36 | 1.91 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 PM EST | 45.2 | 2 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 PM EST | 46.3 | 2.01 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 PM EST | 39 | 1.94 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 PM EST | 35.1 | 1.9 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 PM EST | 13.3 | 1.62 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 AM EST | 6.22 | 1.48 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 AM EST | 4.67 | 1.44 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 AM EST | 4.67 | 1.44 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 PM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 PM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 PM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 PM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 PM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 PM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 AM EST | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM EST | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 AM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 PM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 PM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 PM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 PM EDT | 3.65 | 1.41 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 PM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 PM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 PM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 PM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 PM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 PM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 PM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 PM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 AM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 AM EDT | 3.65 | 1.41 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 AM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 AM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 AM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 AM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 AM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 AM EDT | 3.97 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 AM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 AM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 AM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 AM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 PM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 PM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 PM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 PM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 PM EDT | 4.67 | 1.44 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 PM EDT | 4.67 | 1.44 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 PM EDT | 4.67 | 1.44 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 PM EDT | 4.67 | 1.44 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 PM EDT | 4.67 | 1.44 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 PM EDT | 4.67 | 1.44 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 PM EDT | 4.67 | 1.44 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 PM EDT | 4.67 | 1.44 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 AM EDT | 4.67 | 1.44 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 AM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 AM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 AM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 AM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 AM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 AM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 AM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 AM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 AM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 AM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 AM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 29, 11:45 PM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 29, 10:45 PM EDT | 4.31 | 1.43 |
| Oct 29, 9:45 PM EDT | 4.67 | 1.44 |
| Oct 29, 8:45 PM EDT | 4.67 | 1.44 |
| Oct 29, 7:45 PM EDT | 4.67 | 1.44 |
| Oct 29, 6:45 PM EDT | 4.67 | 1.44 |
Normal for Nov 5: 5.1–9.9 ft³/s (middle half of 52 years of record). Now: 12.1 ft³/s, above normal.
Above normal for this date. 12.1 ft³/s is between the 75th and 90th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 52 years of record (1975–2026): 10th 3.1, 25th 5.1, median 7.7, 75th 9.9, 90th 15 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 0.27 ft³/s, highest 183 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Falling over 24 hours: discharge down 66.4%, from 36 to 12.1 ft³/s. Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 1.66 ft stage, 24 ft³/s at Nov 5, 4:45 PM EST (NWS gauge FCTG1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Georgia rule, with Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division's own figure added: 68°F and 72°F.
This gauge is on our page for Fausett Creek, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 6:21 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Cartecay RiverThe Toccoa River just north of (downstream of) Blue Ridge Dam, Georgia. Photo: Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cartecay River.
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Talking Rock CreekThe Chattahoochee River at Cochran Shoals, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Photo: Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Talking Rock Creek.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Mountaintown CreekThe Chattooga River at Bull Pen Bridge, North Carolina headwaters. Photo: Dallas Epperson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mountaintown Creek.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Noontootla CreekThe lower Hiwassee River at Charleston, Tennessee (downstream of the trout tailwater). Photo: NPS National Trails Office, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Noontootla Creek.
Georgia · about 17 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Salacoa CreekThe Nantahala River and a footbridge in the Nantahala Gorge. Photo: Nader Moussa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Salacoa Creek.
Georgia · about 17 mi
Delayed HarvestRepresentative photo · not Amicalola CreekHazel Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Amicalola Creek.
East Ellijay, Georgia
River cabins · 7.4 mi
East Ellijay, Georgia
River cabins · 7.5 mi
